For the week that ended on April 16th, Lucasfilm and Disney Home Entertainment's
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story remained at the top of the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales rankings. A prequel to
George Lucas' 1977 sci-fi classic,
Rogue One continued the
Star Wars franchise to fantastic success. The film
grossed over $1 billion worldwide on top of an estimated $200-million production budget, and it also scored decent critical notices (
a 65% favorability rating on Metacritic). This week,
Rogue One had a solid Blu-ray market share of 74%.
Next up on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales lists was Universal Studios Home Entertainment's
Sing. A star-studded, CGI-animated musical-comedy,
Sing netted reasonable critical and commercial notices for its distributors last winter. The film
grossed over $601 million worldwide on top of an estimated $75-million production budget, and it also scored okay critical notices (
a 59% favorability rating on Metacritic).
Sing sold 54% as many Blu-rays (and had a Blu-ray market share of 52%) and 77% as many total units as
Rogue One.
Finally, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's
Hidden Figures filled out the top-three spots on the Blu-ray-only and overall package-media sales charts. This crowd-pleasing docudrama was a critical and commercial success for its distributor last fall. The film
grossed over $227 million worldwide on top of a very modest $25-million production budget, and it also scored very good critical notices (
a 74% favorability rating on Metacritic), even netting Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture at this year's Oscar ceremony. On the Blu-ray-only ranking,
Hidden Figures sold 40% as many Blu-rays as
Rogue One and had a Blu-ray market share of 44%. Regarding the overall package-media list, the film sold 68% as many total units as Lucasfilm's latest
Star Wars entry.
Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 04/16/17:
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Sing
- Hidden Figures
- Moana
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Monster Trucks
- Trolls
- Doctor Strange
- The Secret Life of Pets
- Beauty and the Beast
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 04/16/17 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (74%)
- Sing (52%)
- Hidden Figures (44%)
- Moana (58%)
- Monster Trucks (46%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 04/16/17 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens 3D (6%)
- Passengers 3D (6%)
- Doctor Strange 3D (3%)
- Suicide Squad 3D (3%)
- Assassin's Creed 3D (3%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 04/16/17 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
- Planet Earth II 4K (34%)
- John Wick 4K (30%)
- Furious 7 4K (14%)
- Arrival 4K (11%)
- Hacksaw Ridge 4K (10%)